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South Africa’s Darling Wind Farm

By David Sasaki on December 2, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Yesterday morning we visited the Darling Wind Farm. In addition to the three windmills in the photo, there is a fourth behind me. Those four generate enough electricity to fulfill 80% of Darling’s current energy...

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A Call From the Distant Past

By Ray Lewis on December 2, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Sometimes when I go to the ocean and stand at the edge of the water for awhile I can fell the pull of time.  It's not like that eerie feeling on the northwest edge of...

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Moving Panoramic Shot of American Bloggers in Africa

By Renee Blodgett on December 2, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, Videos

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We had an opportunity to hang out with the founder of Virtual Africa for a few days in Cape Town. After an amazing 360 panoramic view of Table Mountain and the surrounding Cape by helicopter,...

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The New Obama in South Africa

By Mona Gable on December 1, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Today is World AIDS Day. I know, big yawn. Another day devoted to another horrific pandemic and then after feeling terrible -- or not -- we'll all forget about it. But here in South Africa,...

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Three Notes on World AIDS Day

By David Sasaki on December 1, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa, Videos

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As I wrote a couple weeks ago in an email to the Rising Voices mailing list, I have mixed feelings about World AIDS Day. On the one hand, it can help create the illusion that...

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Enter a New South African Chapter

By Renee Blodgett on December 1, 2008 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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This past week, I touched down in dazzling South Africa, the beloved country I last set foot in 14 years ago and before that 24 years ago, both times living in various suburbs of Johannesburg. Before...

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South African Startup Has Joule of an EV

By John Gartner on December 1, 2008 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, South Africa, USA

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This morning's blogger tour of South Africa included a stop off at the Capetown headquarters of startup electric car maker Optimal Energy. The three-year old company is developing the Joule, a six-passenger all electric car...

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Johannesburg’s Rosebank Hotel

By David Sasaki on November 30, 2008 in Africa, Johannesburg, Lodging, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Are you heading to South Africa and worried that you won’t be able to enjoy the very best of metrosexual hospitality. Check out the Rosebank Hotel, probably the only hotel I’ve ever been to which...

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